# Shimano (7309.JP)

Canonical: https://gigainvestors.com/s/7309.JP

Analysis as of: 2026-10-15T07:11:18.560Z. Financial observations: FY2012–FY2025.

Listing currency: JPY. Reporting currency: JPY.

## Verdict

Not a wonderful business

Quality tests for Buy: not passed (profit record: pass; earnings resilience is evidence only). Published buy qualification: no.

Share price: JPY 18,355.00 per share; close as of 2026-10-15.

Estimated value: low JPY 12,534.94 per share, central JPY 13,526.66 per share, high JPY 14,846.84 per share. Buy at or below the central value JPY 13,526.66 per share. Valuation as of 2026-10-15T07:11:18.560Z; scenarios are not confidence intervals.

Expected annual return: 7.3% at the stated quote. About 7.3% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%). required return 10.0% a year (10% floor; JP 10-year bond 2.9% + 4 points).

## Checklist

### understandable: pass

- 3 revenue declines in the last 10 years (informational)

- Financial history: 10 years

- Years with declining revenue: 3

- Years with a net loss: 0

- Operating margin variation: 0.24×

Chart: Operating margin; fiscal year observations.

- FY2016: 0.20×

- FY2017: 0.19×

- FY2018: 0.19×

- FY2019: 0.19×

- FY2020: 0.22×

- FY2021: 0.27×

- FY2022: 0.27×

- FY2023: 0.18×

- FY2024: 0.14×

- FY2025: 0.11×

### moat: fail

- Recent gross margin fell 4.1pp below the typical margin (limit 4pp)

- ROIC, median of available years: 23.8%

- ROIC, second-lowest year: 14.4%

- Typical minus recent gross margin: 4.1 pp

- Typical gross margin (annual median): 39.9%

- Recent gross margin (lower of latest and 3-year median): 35.7%

- Years with nonpositive capital: 0

- Capital spending / revenue: 7.0%

- ROIC including acquisitions, ten-year median: 20.7%

Chart: ROIC excluding acquisitions; fiscal year observations.

- FY2016: 24.8%

- FY2017: 23.6%

- FY2018: 24.0%

- FY2019: 22.6%

- FY2020: 28.1%

- FY2021: 44.6%

- FY2022: 40.4%

- FY2023: 20.1%

- FY2024: 14.4%

- FY2025: 8.5%

### economics: fail

- incremental invested capital return below threshold

- Owner earnings / net income, 5-yr: 0.89×

- Cash conversion uses consolidated totals: No

- Owner earnings, five-year total: JPY 369B

- Net income, five-year total: JPY 416B

- Return on incremental invested capital: -19.6%

- Working capital / revenue, annual change: 0.9 pp

- Working capital / revenue, change between three-year averages: 6.3 pp

- Working capital / revenue, final three-year average: 25.1%

Chart: Annual owner cash / profit; fiscal year observations.

- FY2021: 0.99×

- FY2022: 0.99×

- FY2023: 0.86×

- FY2024: 0.72×

- FY2025: 0.56×

### management: pass

- Historical market-dollar context (not the management verdict): 2016 to 2025 (9 years)

- buybacks leaned toward cheaper years (informational)

- ROIC first 3 years vs last 3 years: 24.0% vs 14.4%

- Per-share earnings: 549.76 to 676.77 (three-year endpoint medians)

- Management verdict uses per-share economic progress: Yes

- Ordinary dilution, 10-year annual growth: -0.6%

- Ordinary dilution, 5-year annual growth: -1.1%

- Market cap gain: JPY -252B

- Cumulative retained earnings: JPY 283B

- Diluted shares, 10-year annual growth: -0.6%

- Diluted shares, 5-year annual growth: -1.1%

- $1 test, starting fiscal year: FY2016

- $1 test, ending fiscal year: FY2025

- Per-share value growth: 2.6%

- Per-share value change: JPY 127.01

- Per-share value, starting three-year median: JPY 549.76

- Per-share value, ending three-year median: JPY 676.77

- Buybacks concentrated in cheaper years (correlation): 0.37

- Average buyback yield: 0.8%

- Buyback history: 10 years

- Debt-funded buybacks: No

- Acquisition spending: JPY 19B

- Cumulative net income, 10 years: JPY 674B

- ROIC, first three-year median: 24.0%

- ROIC, last three-year median: 14.4%

Chart: Earnings per share; fiscal year observations.

- FY2016: JPY 549.76

- FY2017: JPY 414.69

- FY2018: JPY 581.77

- FY2019: JPY 559.15

- FY2020: JPY 684.71

- FY2021: JPY 1K

- FY2022: JPY 1K

- FY2023: JPY 676.77

- FY2024: JPY 853.36

- FY2025: JPY 388.17

### accounting: pass

- Sloan accruals: -3.2%

- Receivables to sales index (DSRI): 0.93×

- Restructuring years, last five: 0

- Stock compensation / operating cash flow: 0.0%

- Earnings backed by cash: Yes

- Operating cash / earnings: 1.88×

- Accounting red flags: 0

- Goodwill and intangibles / equity: 0.03×

Chart: Sloan accruals; fiscal year observations.

- FY2016: -2.9%

- FY2017: -6.3%

- FY2018: 0.9%

- FY2019: -3.0%

- FY2020: -4.7%

- FY2021: 0.5%

- FY2022: 2.1%

- FY2023: -6.1%

- FY2024: -1.1%

- FY2025: -3.2%

## Holders

## Price story

Down 42% since Oct 2021 · sales +3.4%

Story as of 2026-10-16T10:00:14.615Z; price observation 2026-10-15.

Price needs cash profits to grow 6.7% a year for ten years

### Sales · FY2024–2025

sales +3.4%; source https://disclosure2dl.edinet-fsa.go.jp/searchdocument/pdf/S100XQSE.pdf; observed 2026-03-17.

- FY2016: JPY 323B 

- FY2017: JPY 336B 

- FY2018: JPY 348B 

- FY2019: JPY 363B 

- FY2020: JPY 378B 

- FY2021: JPY 547B 

- FY2022: JPY 629B 

- FY2023: JPY 474B 

- FY2024: JPY 451B 

- FY2025: JPY 466B 

### Gross margin · FY2025

gross margin 35.7%; source https://disclosure2dl.edinet-fsa.go.jp/searchdocument/pdf/S100XQSE.pdf; observed 2026-03-17.

- FY2016: 40.7% 

- FY2017: 40.9% 

- FY2018: 39.2% 

- FY2019: 38.7% 

- FY2020: 40.5% 

- FY2021: 42.3% 

- FY2022: 42.2% 

- FY2023: 38.5% 

- FY2024: 38.2% 

- FY2025: 35.7% 

## Owner memo

Memo as of 2026-10-16T08:06:05.509Z.

### How it makes money

Annual sales are JPY 466.2 billion.

- Source: https://disclosure2dl.edinet-fsa.go.jp/searchdocument/pdf/S100XQSE.pdf (filed 2026-03-17); FY2025: revenue 466243000000; grossProfit 166616000000; margin = grossProfit / revenue.

### Why customers stay

Margins ranged from 35.7% to 38.5% during 2023–25; it earns 23.8% on its capital.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-03-17); FY2023: grossProfit / revenue = 38.5%.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-03-17); FY2024: grossProfit / revenue = 38.2%.

- Source: https://disclosure2dl.edinet-fsa.go.jp/searchdocument/pdf/S100XQSE.pdf (filed 2026-03-17); FY2025: grossProfit / revenue = 35.7%.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-03-17); 10-year return on capital observations [[2016,0.24753098632550188],[2017,0.23598577001376134],[2018,0.24021781830619504],[2019,0.2263003048941278],[2020,0.28140903770543224],[2021,0.4457083438036917],[2022,0.4041300432567866],[2023,0.20145444241972474],[2024,0.14431923603807364],[2025,0.08536074326504993]]; median 0.23810179415997818. ROIC follows the displayed moat series; financial companies use return on tangible equity.

### Where the cash goes

Spends 26.4% of cash earnings on expansion; paid dividends in 10 of 10 years.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-03-17); FY2016: growth capex 0; upkeep 32014000000; owner earnings 34467000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-03-17); FY2017: growth capex 0; upkeep 15661000000; owner earnings 41568000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-03-17); FY2018: growth capex 3893069781.612377; upkeep 20301930218.387623; owner earnings 51119069781.61238. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.07615689796868567.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-03-17); FY2019: growth capex 4911348052.594963; upkeep 21042651947.405037; owner earnings 48385348052.59496. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.10150486149766492.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-03-17); FY2020: growth capex 5024930577.132973; upkeep 22540069422.867027; owner earnings 58449930577.13297. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.08596982969041964.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-03-17); FY2021: growth capex 1285000000; upkeep 18749000000; owner earnings 115049000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.011169154012638093.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-03-17); FY2022: growth capex 6520000000; upkeep 20992000000; owner earnings 127160000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.051273985530040894.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-03-17); FY2023: growth capex 0; upkeep 31315000000; owner earnings 52645000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-03-17); FY2024: growth capex 0; upkeep 45577000000; owner earnings 54609000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.

- Source: https://disclosure2dl.edinet-fsa.go.jp/searchdocument/pdf/S100XQSE.pdf (filed 2026-03-17); FY2025: growth capex 5059275639.623871; upkeep 40706724360.37613; owner earnings 19142275639.62387. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.26429854709391704.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-03-17); Dividend observations: [[2016,14365000000],[2017,14363000000],[2018,14366000000],[2019,14367000000],[2020,14371000000],[2021,36596000000],[2022,21497000000],[2023,25804000000],[2024,26630000000],[2025,28609000000]]. Zero only counted when supported by a complete cash-flow statement.

- Source: https://disclosure2dl.edinet-fsa.go.jp/searchdocument/pdf/S100XQSE.pdf (filed 2026-03-17); FY2025: cash repurchases 50006000000 JPY.

### What the price says

The price assumes cash profits grow 6.7% yearly over ten years; actual decline was 12.2%.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-03-17); Ten-year compound average after fade. Initial solved rate 0.08327699034844727. Price 18355; FX 1; discount 0.1; same standard ten-year fade to terminal 0.03. FY2015 owner earnings/share 806.8566972977186 → FY2025 218.600721809679. Closing-price date 2026-10-15.

## Monthly share-price history (JPY per share)

- 2016-11: JPY 18,790.00 per share

- 2016-12: JPY 18,340.00 per share

- 2017-01: JPY 17,810.00 per share

- 2017-02: JPY 16,600.00 per share

- 2017-03: JPY 16,250.00 per share

- 2017-04: JPY 17,030.00 per share

- 2017-05: JPY 17,200.00 per share

- 2017-06: JPY 17,780.00 per share

- 2017-07: JPY 16,180.00 per share

- 2017-08: JPY 14,860.00 per share

- 2017-09: JPY 14,990.00 per share

- 2017-10: JPY 15,470.00 per share

- 2017-11: JPY 15,520.00 per share

- 2017-12: JPY 15,850.00 per share

- 2018-01: JPY 15,600.00 per share

- 2018-02: JPY 15,480.00 per share

- 2018-03: JPY 15,340.00 per share

- 2018-04: JPY 14,540.00 per share

- 2018-05: JPY 15,390.00 per share

- 2018-06: JPY 16,260.00 per share

- 2018-07: JPY 16,050.00 per share

- 2018-08: JPY 17,140.00 per share

- 2018-09: JPY 18,310.00 per share

- 2018-10: JPY 15,440.00 per share

- 2018-11: JPY 16,580.00 per share

- 2018-12: JPY 15,520.00 per share

- 2019-01: JPY 15,220.00 per share

- 2019-02: JPY 16,910.00 per share

- 2019-03: JPY 18,000.00 per share

- 2019-04: JPY 16,290.00 per share

- 2019-05: JPY 16,640.00 per share

- 2019-06: JPY 16,030.00 per share

- 2019-07: JPY 15,430.00 per share

- 2019-08: JPY 15,270.00 per share

- 2019-09: JPY 16,280.00 per share

- 2019-10: JPY 18,100.00 per share

- 2019-11: JPY 17,700.00 per share

- 2019-12: JPY 17,770.00 per share

- 2020-01: JPY 16,860.00 per share

- 2020-02: JPY 15,120.00 per share

- 2020-03: JPY 15,440.00 per share

- 2020-04: JPY 15,840.00 per share

- 2020-05: JPY 19,810.00 per share

- 2020-06: JPY 20,750.00 per share

- 2020-07: JPY 23,000.00 per share

- 2020-08: JPY 22,450.00 per share

- 2020-09: JPY 20,720.00 per share

- 2020-10: JPY 23,765.00 per share

- 2020-11: JPY 24,740.00 per share

- 2020-12: JPY 24,085.00 per share

- 2021-01: JPY 24,605.00 per share

- 2021-02: JPY 23,810.00 per share

- 2021-03: JPY 26,375.00 per share

- 2021-04: JPY 25,035.00 per share

- 2021-05: JPY 24,800.00 per share

- 2021-06: JPY 26,350.00 per share

- 2021-07: JPY 27,950.00 per share

- 2021-08: JPY 32,300.00 per share

- 2021-09: JPY 32,900.00 per share

- 2021-10: JPY 31,580.00 per share

- 2021-11: JPY 31,400.00 per share

- 2021-12: JPY 30,660.00 per share

- 2022-01: JPY 25,615.00 per share

- 2022-02: JPY 26,580.00 per share

- 2022-03: JPY 28,155.00 per share

- 2022-04: JPY 23,300.00 per share

- 2022-05: JPY 22,785.00 per share

- 2022-06: JPY 22,920.00 per share

- 2022-07: JPY 22,270.00 per share

- 2022-08: JPY 24,820.00 per share

- 2022-09: JPY 22,740.00 per share

- 2022-10: JPY 23,075.00 per share

- 2022-11: JPY 23,380.00 per share

- 2022-12: JPY 20,920.00 per share

- 2023-01: JPY 22,990.00 per share

- 2023-02: JPY 21,215.00 per share

- 2023-03: JPY 22,840.00 per share

- 2023-04: JPY 21,020.00 per share

- 2023-05: JPY 21,910.00 per share

- 2023-06: JPY 23,960.00 per share

- 2023-07: JPY 21,550.00 per share

- 2023-08: JPY 21,400.00 per share

- 2023-09: JPY 20,165.00 per share

- 2023-10: JPY 21,555.00 per share

- 2023-11: JPY 22,755.00 per share

- 2023-12: JPY 21,835.00 per share

- 2024-01: JPY 21,355.00 per share

- 2024-02: JPY 20,860.00 per share

- 2024-03: JPY 22,725.00 per share

- 2024-04: JPY 25,815.00 per share

- 2024-05: JPY 25,690.00 per share

- 2024-06: JPY 24,845.00 per share

- 2024-07: JPY 26,730.00 per share

- 2024-08: JPY 27,400.00 per share

- 2024-09: JPY 27,170.00 per share

- 2024-10: JPY 22,765.00 per share

- 2024-11: JPY 20,950.00 per share

- 2024-12: JPY 21,390.00 per share

- 2025-01: JPY 21,910.00 per share

- 2025-02: JPY 20,415.00 per share

- 2025-03: JPY 20,985.00 per share

- 2025-04: JPY 20,185.00 per share

- 2025-05: JPY 20,565.00 per share

- 2025-06: JPY 20,905.00 per share

- 2025-07: JPY 16,575.00 per share

- 2025-08: JPY 16,430.00 per share

- 2025-09: JPY 16,600.00 per share

- 2025-10: JPY 16,205.00 per share

- 2025-11: JPY 16,495.00 per share

- 2025-12: JPY 16,535.00 per share

- 2026-01: JPY 17,630.00 per share

- 2026-02: JPY 16,760.00 per share

- 2026-03: JPY 16,430.00 per share

- 2026-04: JPY 16,415.00 per share

- 2026-05: JPY 16,505.00 per share

- 2026-06: JPY 17,345.00 per share

- 2026-07: JPY 20,125.00 per share

- 2026-08: JPY 19,945.00 per share

- 2026-09: JPY 17,825.00 per share

- 2026-10: JPY 17,965.00 per share

## Annual estimated value (JPY per share)

- FY2019: low JPY 8,540.16 per share, central JPY 9,326.77 per share, high JPY 10,373.92 per share

- FY2020: low JPY 9,153.05 per share, central JPY 9,971.74 per share, high JPY 11,061.59 per share

- FY2021: low JPY 13,299.87 per share, central JPY 14,606.90 per share, high JPY 16,346.83 per share

- FY2022: low JPY 19,114.17 per share, central JPY 25,337.84 per share, high JPY 28,961.90 per share

- FY2023: low JPY 15,822.83 per share, central JPY 19,501.46 per share, high JPY 21,928.50 per share

- FY2024: low JPY 14,390.76 per share, central JPY 15,565.61 per share, high JPY 17,129.59 per share

- FY2025: low JPY 12,391.30 per share, central JPY 13,362.90 per share, high JPY 14,656.32 per share

Historical values use today's bond yield for every fiscal year

Historical values use today's FX rate into trading currency for every fiscal year

Historical values use current restated fundamentals and current commodity classification; they are not point-in-time estimates

## Sources

[Original EDINET filing](https://disclosure2dl.edinet-fsa.go.jp/searchdocument/pdf/S100XQSE.pdf); period 2025-12-31, filed 2026-03-17.

Estimates depend on assumptions and are not guarantees or investment advice. Underlying data remains subject to its source licenses; public reading does not grant bulk redistribution rights.
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Shimano

7309 · JP

TOPIX Large70

Not a wonderful business

2 quality tests fail. A lower price would not fix the business.

Share price
JPY 18,355.00
Buy up to
JPY 13,526.66
Expected / yr
7.3% at today's price (10.0% at central value)

The business

How it makes money
Why customers stay
Where the cash goes
What the price says

1. Is this a good business?

Evidence only; not required for Buy

Margins varied 24% around their average (limit 35%), and no loss years were recorded (limit 2).

10y median
19.0%
Worst year
11.1%
Latest · 2025
11.1%

Gross margin fell 4.1 percentage points (limit 4).

10y median
23.8%
Worst year
8.5%
Latest · 2025
8.5%

New investment earned -19.6% (minimum 12%).

Five-year totals
0.89×
Annual median
0.86×
Latest · 2025
0.56×

Per-share value rose from 549.76 to 676.77, comparing three-year medians at each end (must rise and stay positive).

10y median
JPY 629.27
Worst year
JPY 388.17
Latest · 2025
JPY 388.17

Profits were backed by cash: accruals were -3.2% of assets (limit 10%).

10y median
-3.0%
Worst year
2.1%
Latest · 2025
-3.2%

Profit record · pass 0 loss years in 10 (at most 2), mean operating margin 19.6%, three-year average owner earnings per share 470.62 JPY.

2. Is the price low enough?

Price & return math
Value rangeJPY 12,534.94 – JPY 14,846.84
Buy at or belowCentral value JPY 13,526.66
Discount to value1 − 18355.00 / 13526.66 = -35.7%
Return / yearAbout 7.3% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%)
Cash-flow inputsOwner cash JPY 658.05/share; 0.0% growth for 5 years, then fades to 3.0%; excess cash JPY 5342.25/share today.
Required return10.0% / year, earned by construction at the central value
RevenueJPY 466B
629B020162025
FY2016 · Revenue: JPY 323B; FY2017 · Revenue: JPY 336B; FY2018 · Revenue: JPY 348B; FY2019 · Revenue: JPY 363B; FY2020 · Revenue: JPY 378B; FY2021 · Revenue: JPY 547B; FY2022 · Revenue: JPY 629B; FY2023 · Revenue: JPY 474B; FY2024 · Revenue: JPY 451B; FY2025 · Revenue: JPY 466B
Revenue
Owner earningsJPY 19B
127B020162025
FY2016 · Owner earnings: JPY 34B; FY2017 · Owner earnings: JPY 42B; FY2018 · Owner earnings: JPY 51B; FY2019 · Owner earnings: JPY 48B; FY2020 · Owner earnings: JPY 58B; FY2021 · Owner earnings: JPY 115B; FY2022 · Owner earnings: JPY 127B; FY2023 · Owner earnings: JPY 53B; FY2024 · Owner earnings: JPY 55B; FY2025 · Owner earnings: JPY 19B
Owner earnings
Operating margin11.1%
27.1%0.0%20162025
FY2016 · Operating margin: 20.0%; FY2017 · Operating margin: 19.2%; FY2018 · Operating margin: 18.9%; FY2019 · Operating margin: 18.7%; FY2020 · Operating margin: 21.9%; FY2021 · Operating margin: 27.1%; FY2022 · Operating margin: 26.9%; FY2023 · Operating margin: 17.6%; FY2024 · Operating margin: 14.4%; FY2025 · Operating margin: 11.1%
Operating margin
Net cash / debtJPY 473B
530B020162025
FY2016 · Net cash / debt: JPY 187B; FY2017 · Net cash / debt: JPY 191B; FY2018 · Net cash / debt: JPY 175B; FY2019 · Net cash / debt: JPY 262B; FY2020 · Net cash / debt: JPY 300B; FY2021 · Net cash / debt: JPY 355B; FY2022 · Net cash / debt: JPY 415B; FY2023 · Net cash / debt: JPY 482B; FY2024 · Net cash / debt: JPY 530B; FY2025 · Net cash / debt: JPY 473B
Net cash / debt
Diluted shares88M
93M020162025
FY2016 · Diluted shares: 93M; FY2017 · Diluted shares: 93M; FY2018 · Diluted shares: 93M; FY2019 · Diluted shares: 93M; FY2020 · Diluted shares: 93M; FY2021 · Diluted shares: 93M; FY2022 · Diluted shares: 91M; FY2023 · Diluted shares: 90M; FY2024 · Diluted shares: 89M; FY2025 · Diluted shares: 88M
Diluted shares
Prices 15 Oct 2026 · FY2025Original filing ↗ ·